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wood is too old or too young, the shield may be 

 taken off only about one-quarter of the way through 

 the shoot, and inserted into the stock without remov- 

 ing the portion of the wood it contains; this method, 

 particularly with very young shoots, is very success- 

 ful. If it is necessary to transport the buds some 

 distance, tl^is may be safely done by cutting a portion 

 of the shoot, and after stripping off the foliage, wrap 

 it up in damp moss, a few large leaves, or wet paper, 

 and it may then be kept for three or four days. In 

 applying the bud to the stock an incision is to be 

 made lengthways through the bark (but not so as to 

 injure the wood), about an inch in length, and this is 

 to be diagonally crossed at the top by another inci- 

 sion, as shown in fig. 2. The thin ivory handle^r 

 back of the knife, should then be used to raise the 

 bark, as shown in fig. 3, and the shield inserted with- 



Flg. 1. 



Fis. 2. 



Fi2. 3. 



